YBF calls for publication of electoral activities for 2020

Policy of Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Source: dailyguidenetwork.com

2019-02-20

The Youth Bridge Foundation has asked the Electoral Commission (EC) to publish all pre-election activities for the 2020 general election.

The foundation also calls on the EC to avoid an accelerated timetable in order to guarantee the clarity and certainty of the commission and all the actors of the elections about what needs to be done before the elections.

The foundation has appealed to the EC in a press release signed by Professor Ransford Gyampo, Ag. Head of the Youth Bridge Foundation.

According to him, the EC engages in a number of activities, including voter registration, an electoral register display, the creation of constituencies, among others, which tend to overburden the commission's ability to undertake and to carry out all its objectives. electoral activities before the general election.

"Sometimes, some key activities are done in a hurry and when key participants or target groups are not available. Key election activities took place in predominantly student areas when students were on vacation, "he said.

Professor Gyampo said that serious election-related decisions and activities had been made in the middle of the election campaign, as political parties were touring the country and campaigning, adding that "these have created unnecessary suspicion. and a misunderstanding between the commission and its main actors. . "

"We therefore urge the Commission to publish a well-defined program plan with a timetable to ensure the security of its activities," he said.

Teacher. Gyampo said that the commission should not wait until the eleventh hour to rush into implementation because hastily made things are likely to costly mistakes, and are a recipe for mistrust , tensions and the triggering of unnecessary alarms on minor problems that could ideally go unscrupulously.

"Finally, we would like to remind the committee that the need to publish clear deadlines to guide all pre-election activities and to avoid imprudent program implementation was one of the main recommendations for electoral reform accepted by the commission. therefore, urge the commission to act now to avoid rushing, "he added.